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APPARATUS FOR OHBOKING AND RECORDING CASH RECEIVED.

No. 366,389. Patented July 12, 1887,

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APPARATUS FOR CHECKING AND RECORDING CASH RECEIVED- SPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,389, dated July 12, 1587.

Application filed September 28, 1885. Serial No. 178,439. (Modeh) Patented in England November 7, 1884,1\'o,14,718.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIDNEY Elmi a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at p 7th of November, 1881;) and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved apparatus for checking and recording the amount of cash received in sales-rooms or other business places. I

My invention comprises a box securely put together and capable of being locked, and a printing and check-delivery mechanism inclosed in said box, operated by exterior handles, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the annexed drawings, illustrating the inimproved machine for checking and recording purposes, taken on the line 1 l of Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. 2 isasectional elevation on the line 2 2 of Figs. 1 and 3. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

a a are the walls of the box or outer case which incloses the checking, recording, and delivery mechanism. 1) is a'cranked handle arranged on the outside of the box near the top and'connected to one end of ashaft, (I, mounted therein in suitable bearings, d 01, depending from a skeleton frame, d, to which the walls a are secured.

On the shaft (1, at each end, is a large cam, c, which works in an opening, 0, formed in the adjacent end of a vertically-reciprocating box, a, which moves in guides 12, supported by the inner sheleton frame, d", as shown, the cams c 0 being thus arranged to raise and lower said inner box, 22, alternately, as hereinafter explained.

One corner of the box 12 is partitioned off and has a slotted bottom forming a receptacle, Z, for the checks or tickets Z, which after being successively printed from the under side with numerals or other characters indicating certain amounts of cash received, or other de sired information, are ejected and delivered through an opening, u, in one side of the outer this recordpaper is carried down beneath a reciprocating box 22, as shown.

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pressure-bar or impression-plate, r formed under this bar or plate said paper is carried upward between. feeding-rolls s s s, mounted in the upper part of the box a, as shown.

- On the shaft of the main or central feed-roll, s, is a ratchet-gear, s, which is actuated by a pawl, s, on an arm, 8, that is pivoted to the This pivoted arm 8 has a cam-slot, s, which engages a fixed pin, 3, supported by the inner skeleton frame, d so that in the upward movement of the box '0 the pawl s is disengaged from the ratchetgear 8"; bnt on ihe'descent of said box 22 the cam-slotted arm 3* is thrown forward to bring the pawl 8" into actuating engagement with the ratchetgear 8 thereby rotating the roller 8 and feeding'the record-paper 1" forward. In this operation the rollers s merely serve to hold the paper a in frictional contact with the roller 8, and may or may not be provided with springs, as preferred.

If desired, the ratchet-gears may be formed with a thumb-hold 8 Fig. 2, by which the roller 8 can be turned in adjusting the recordpaper r between the rollers.

In the bottom of the outer case beneath the vertically-reciprocating box '0 is a frame, at, in which is journaled a series of type-wheels or printingcylinders, at, each of which has a gear that meshes with a sliding rack, a, as

nected to a sliding indicator-bar, 0, either directly or through the interventionof connecting-bars a, which are required for the bars 0, that are farthest removed from their connected racks.

The sliding indicatorbars.0 have appropriate numerals or other characters engraved on their upper faces to correspond with the numerals or characters carried by the type wheels or cylinders, so that by withdrawing either indicatorbar to expose certain numerals or characters the corresponding numerals or characters on the connected type-wheel or The several racks n are each conin the bottom of the box 22, and after passing priuting-cylinder will be brought into operative position. Each sliding indicator-bar 0 is also provided with a handle, as 1;, p f, p", p", orp". The handles 1) p are marked to indicatepounds, 2) and p shillings, andpp penee, half-pencc,or farthings. These handles and indicator-bars may, however, be otherwise fitted to indicate other amounts or quantitiesas may be required. The under side of each bar 0 may be provided with a series of notches, 0, to engage a spring-catch, 0' and thus hold the racks a and type-wheels m in the position to which they may have been adjusted.

At suitable points in the frame at are sup ported removable datingstamps q g, which are provided with type that are interchange able for different dates.

Ink is applied to the various type by means of a roller, 1'', that is loosely journalcd in the lower ends of a pair of oscillatory arms, ff, which are pivotally suspended from the upper part of the outer box or case and actuated by cams t Z on the shaft (Z, as shown, a slotted guidebar, y, being provided at each end of the box to cause the rollerfto travel in a horizontal path. The slotted guide-bars 9 also afford a path for a horizontal sliding bar 10, which carries a pusher 20, that is arranged to disengage the bottom ticket in the receptacle Z and eject it after it has been printed with the required characters. This pusher w is aetuatcd through the bar w and connected pivoted oscillatory arms h h by means of cams 7.: 1.: mounted on the shaft (1, and adapted to move said arms h it back and forth.

By throwing the crank-handle Z) in one direction the pusher w is caused to disengage the bottom card and force it forward onto supporting-flanges r: 2, that are formed beneath the front of the box vabove the type. On throwing the crank b in the reverse direction the inking-roller f moves forward over the type, and the box 1; is caused to descend behind said roller and bring the ticket supported by the flanges z z in contact with the, type to print the desired characters. The next movement of the crank b raises the box 12, moves the roller f backward over the typc,and causes the pusher w to move forward and push out another ticket, which forces forward the printed ticket on the flangesz z and takes its place for the next operation.

The handle I) is oscillated to the extent of about one hundred and eighty degrees, an adjustable regulating-stop, I, being fitted on the outer case to regulate the travel of the handle and the consequent downward pressure of the ticket on the type.

At each reciprocation of the inner box, 1;, the paper slip r is removed from the roller '2' by the feeding-rollers s s s, and a record is printed thereon corresponding to that printed on the tickets. This record is printed at a point between the im n'ession-plate 7 and the type wheels or cylinder located immediately beneath said plate. The unwound paper slip with the record printed thereon after passing the feed-rollers coils itself in the space within the box 1 where it remains until the outer case is unlocked to ascertain the total amount received by adding the several amounts indicated on the said paper slip.

If desired, an escapement, m, can be connected with the shaft (Z, as shown in Fig. 2, to insure a complete rotation of the shaft in case the handle I) should be only partly turned. A lockingbar may also be provided, whereby all the bars 0 can be locked from movement by means of a suitable key.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. The combination, with an outer box or case and an inner vertically-reciproeating box, 1;, having a ticketreceptacle, Z, pa1' er-rollerr, and impression-plate r, of the type-wheels m, provided with actuatinggcars, the racks a, meshing with said type gears, and the sliding indicator-bars 0, connected with said racks and provided with handles, substantially as described.

2. The combination of an outer box or case having a delivery-opening, a, an inner vertically-reciprocating box, 1), having a tickctreeeptacle, Z, and provided with tieketsupports r; z, paper-roller r, and a paper-feeding mechanism. an adjustable type-bed located beneath said inner box, an inking-roller, having oseillatory actuating-levers ff, a pusher, w w, having oscillatory actuating-levers h h, slotted guides 11 for said inking-roller and pusher, a shaft, (Z, having cams to engage and actuate the said reciprocating box and oscillatory lc vers, and a crank-handle, Z), for imparting a semi-rotation to said shaft, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the 15th day of August, 1885.

SIDNEY FIR H.

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Jenn TERM-ANT,

Solicitor, Lee/7s. Hnunnutr l3. MAUDE,

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